Ella Vaporsky, a graphic artist traveling through the bold and flamboyant world of downtown New York, copes with chaotic affairs of the heart in the midst of philandering husbands and assorted free spirits. 15,000 first printing....
"Shapiro has created inventive menus to accompany the pleasures of reading Proust, Isak Dinesen, and Charlotte Bronte. Over 50 recipes for such delights as Queso Rellono (Serenade), Quail with Potaoes and Grapes (""Babette's Feast""), Lamb a la Robin...
“Finely attuned to the self-consciousness and vulnerability of adolescence, and the slippery elision of money and sophistication.” -- The New Yorker “Dazzling. . . . A piercing joy.” -- Newsday In 1966, longing to escape Levittown and her ...